like already said... my prefered are Grootkolk and Urikaruus we never can't know in advance what will happen or not... but so much atmosphere

try to spend alternatively once in a big camp with electricity, and once in a small without electricity and definitively 6 days is not enough, try a little bit more, like you said 10 days... is a minimum

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eyeLe Petit Prince back home...

Grootkolk and Urikaruus seem to be in favor . I know it is not a zoo but the thought of something happening on your doorstep I think is rather exciting.

The electricity tip is a good one, thanks for that . Do none of the wilderness camps have electricity or is there an exception? We thought as an alternative to charge the camera batteries in the car, or is this inadvisable in the cold nights and the hot days of the Kgalagadi?

2R only electricity 24 hour, MM and Nossob early morning - 21h30? for charging your batterieswilderness camps, solar power lights and gas for cooking and cooling, so no chargingbatteries charger in car works fine, even a solar one, just make sure your recharge batteries are new and not like me and took the old used ones last trip. There I was in the middle of KTP surrounded by 4 young male cheetas and the wrong batteries

I think I never met someone who could not appreciate the wilderness, desolation of Grootkolk and being in that camp a trip to Unions End is 'a do ' Being in Grootkolk and if you do hire a 4x4 you could go to Gharagab and back to Nossob (electricity!!!!!! )

I always carry (and often use) a car charger when in KTP, the kind that works on the cigarette lighter, so you're charging your (extra) batteries whilst driving. And while many prefer a higher vehicle, a true 4WD is only needed if you are going to Bitterpan or Gharagab. I have always visited in a sedan, firstly because IMO a 4x4 is prohibitively expensive for a solo traveller (I'd rather spend those funds on extra nights in the park), and second, I prefer to be more on eye level with the animals rather than looking down on them. Yes, some of the verges are a bit high, but I've never felt that I've been missing anything by being in a sedan.

Jonkers thanks for the info about the electricity. We will defiantly make sure we bring the right batteries. I could never forgive myself if that had happened to me.

Hi arks, thanks for your reply. I was wondering if you are allowed to drive the roads of Gharagab and Bitterpan if you don’t spend the night there or is it like Biyamiti , Shimuwini or Sirheni in Kruger where you can only take these roads if you are overnighting there? If that’s the case a 4x4 is not a must and could defiantly save us some money by hiring a 2x4.

t-bal wrote: I was wondering if you are allowed to drive the roads of Gharagab and Bitterpan if you don’t spend the night there or is it like Biyamiti , Shimuwini or Sirheni in Kruger where you can only take these roads if you are overnighting there? If that’s the case a 4x4 is not a must and could defiantly save us some money by hiring a 2x4.

t-bal, you may only drive those roads, if you are an overnight visitor in those camps.

Enjoy your stay....

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All our electrics , cameras, torches etc have AA batteries and we carry a battery car charger. Works fine. We have been to nearly all wilderness camps and think Kkrankie is great allowing unrivalled early morning access to both riverbeds. Also beautifully looked after and so private. Agree also that KTC is excellent and underestimated compared to many.

We recently visited KTP for the umpteenth time and, as always, made sure we spent time at the wilderness camps. For the first time we went to Gharagab and were thrilled by the peace and serenity of our surroundings, even though sightings were not marvellous - just to sit and absorb the real magnitude of the KTP was enough. Will never forget that feeling of humility you get, being just a speck in a beautiful world! On to Bitterpan, usually our favourite, but marred this time by other loud patrons. Please don't let anyone spoil these camps by making them bigger. That is not the idea of Wilderness Camps! If you want Big, try TR!! And sightings are the luck of the draw anyway, so children stand just as good a chance of seeing animals wherever they stay.